A life in words

  • The Glory of a Summer Evening

    A hamburger with lots of pickles, accompanied by a big, leafy salad. Running barefooted across the cool grass as the color of a mango sunset drains slowly from the sky. Sand on my feet from volleyball, chlorine on my skin from swimming, and a tune in my head from a sing-along on the steps. And,…

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  • Dark-ness

    SPOILER WARNING! Don’t read the second part of this post if you haven’t seen The Dark Knight yet! It will spoil things for you. I base this post on two recent thoughts or notes: Being out of the pop culture loop has almost no down side. I wonder how dark is too dark. 1. Pop…

Not knowing for certain, but refusing to give way to those who claim certainty, was a privilege I had never allowed myself.Tara Westover, Educated, p. 197